West Virginia Airs Coal Concerns With EPA Chief

WASHINGTON–The coal-loving West Virginia Democratic delegation hasn’t always been the biggest fan club for President Barack Obama’s energy policies.

So on Thursday when Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, Rep. Nick Rahall and a slew of top West Virginia officials met with new Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy at the White House, they had to break the ice.

Mr. Manchin, the only Senate Democrat to vote against Ms. McCarthy’s nomination last month, joked that the others assembled had less to fear.